The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-19
SHARP IN TWEED'S ROOM.
THE DOODLE KING LOCKED UP IN
LUDLOW STREET JAIL.


The Details of Yesterdays Trial Told in
Readable Compass-StocIxholders Who
Paid Nothing and Did Quite as Little.
NEW YORK, June 18.-The Saturday half
holiday rule was enforced to-day at the trial
of Jake Sharp, the. Aldermanic boodler,
and only half day session was held. The
testimony taken was without any sensa-
tional interest. The dummy character of
the incorporators of the Broadway Surface
Railroad Company was pretty clearly
shown, however. Lewis May, Treasurer
eff the Twenty-third Street railway, sub
scribed for 100 shares at Sharp's request,
but paid nothing. He sold them to Mr..
Sharp at s160 a share. They were
then commanding $3.50 per share
in Philadelphia. John F. Sslmes,
sharp's son-in-law, George W. Lynch,
Charles 4. Palmeter, H. A. Robinson,
George w. Lynch, Clarence W. Francis
testified that they subscribed to the stock,
but neither paid nor received anything.
Some did it on request of Foshay, others
at Richmond's. William Bird, Treasurer
of the company, testified he never received
a cent from anybody, for the company,
except that Richmond had given him $500
the day of .he incorporation to deposit in
the name of the company, but for why he
could not say John 81. Pentz gave SINH
lar testimony. Thomas Fl. Mclean, Sec
rotary OF the Surface Company, said that
he never paid or received anything after
subscribing to the stock. He had been
previously a sort of secretary for Sharp.
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co-defendants, had subscribed, but re-
ceived, paid and drew nothing in pursu-
anee thereof John IA. Scribner,
another incorporation, had not paid
for his shares. though he
mad expected to do so. He was one of the
firm of lawyers who drew the articles of in
corporation. o. E. Bright, another of the
partners in the law firm said Sharp had
been a client of his firm for IS years. He
had consulted with Sharp about the gen
erh street Railroad Bill in 1884, and the
amendments to the 1888 Railroad Bill He
could not remember if he had drawn the
bill. He had subscribed to the Surface
Railroad stock but had received or paid
nothing.
After the jury had retired Sheriff Grant.
the District Attorney, and Mr.. Stickney
gathered around the bench and discussed
WQhL WAS 10 DC UOH6 Will bH6 AclEAQdAe
at the bar The Sheriff was unwilling to
continue the arrangement that has pre-
vailed since ejury was sworn in, permit
ting Sharp to remain at his own house with
the Under Sheriff and some deputies inN
charge of him. Sheriff Grant was not
willing to have the responsibility
any longer. The Sheriff wanted to
lodge the defendant in Ludlow
Street Jail where his safety could be assur-
ed with far less trouble. A fter long con-
fab Judge Barrett committed him TO the
custody of the Sheriff with the discretion
to put him in Ludlow Street Jail if he saw
fit. At half past one o'clock the defendant
was lodged in Lddlow Street Jail. The
Sheriff arranged for him to have the room
occupied by Tweed, where, the Sheriff
said, he could be as comfortable as if in
his own home. He will be permitted to
have his own bed and to go out riding if he
desires, and to enjoy himself as far as pos
sible The defendant objected to being
confined in the Jail, becaase the tempera-
ture could not be maintained the same all
night as at Lis own house, but the Sheriff
insisted on his going to Ludlow Street, as
Judge Barrett declined to substitute any
one else for Under-Sheriff Sexton, as he
was tired out, and he, the Sheriff, could
nst intrust him to any one else.